Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Replace Artificial Intelligence With Super Intelligence

President Donald J. Trump has ordered the federal executive branch to stop using the terms “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” and to adopt “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in their place. The mandate is set out in Executive Order 14434 of September 29, 2026, titled “Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence,” published in the Federal Register of Friday, October 2, 2026 (Vol. 91, No. 190, pp. 63129–63130, FR Doc. 2026–20321).

The order declares it the policy of the Administration that, “to the maximum extent permitted by law, the executive branch shall use the terms ‘Super Intelligence’ and ‘SI’ in place of ‘Artificial Intelligence’ and ‘AI’ and will not acknowledge the usage of ‘Artificial Intelligence’ and ‘AI’ in any applicable setting.” In its statement of purpose, the White House argues that the modern field of artificial intelligence was born in the United States and that, seventy years later, frontier systems “increasingly represent not merely artificial intelligence, but a new era of Super Intelligence.”

Scope of the terminology change

Section 2 of the order directs executive departments and agencies to apply the new vocabulary across the following categories of material:

• Official correspondence
• Public communications
• Websites
• Reports
• Policy documents
• Other nonstatutory documents within the executive branch

The same section limits the reach of the mandate: nothing in it requires the alteration of previously issued regulations, Presidential actions, contracts, grants, or other historical documents.

Definition and legislative deadline

Section 3 defines the new terms. For purposes of the order, “Super Intelligence” and “SI” mean the technologies and systems encompassed by the term “artificial intelligence” as defined in section 9401(3) of title 15, United States Code. That definition governs implementation until superseded by later Presidential action or by an Act of Congress.

Within 60 days of the order’s date — a deadline falling in late November 2026 — the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, in consultation with other agency heads, must submit proposed legislative language to the President establishing a Federal definition of “Super Intelligence” and “SI.” The proposal must include:

• An assessment of whether, and to what extent, the new definition should modify, expand upon, or supersede the existing statutory definition of “artificial intelligence”
• Any proposed conforming amendments to existing statutory references to “artificial intelligence” and “AI”
• Recommendations for any additional Presidential or executive action needed to implement the definition across the executive branch

Limits, costs and a companion order

Section 4 states that the order does not impair the authority granted by law to any executive department or agency, or the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. It must be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations, and it creates no right or benefit enforceable against the United States. The costs of publishing the order are borne by the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

The terminology shift appears alongside a companion measure issued the same day. Executive Order 14432 of September 29, 2026, on streamlining access to Government services through America.gov, directs that “super intelligence” used in connection with that platform be accurate, reliable, and transparent.

The order changes the vocabulary of federal technology policy without rewriting existing rules, but it puts agencies, contractors and grant recipients on notice that the official register will speak of “Super Intelligence” from now on. Its practical weight will be decided by the legislative proposal due within 60 days, which could redraw the statutory definition that governs federal AI programs.

Source: Federal Register, Vol. 91, No. 190, October 2, 2026, Presidential Documents, p. 63129 (official reference: FR Doc. 2026–20321).